Town of Stratford 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Ben Grieder
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Town of Stratford 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Ben Grieder This document outlines the methodology, calculations results, quality control methods and the primary sources used to create the 2015 Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the Town of Stratford. The PCP Protocol: Canadian Supplement to International Emission Analysis Protocol was used as a guiding document throughout the creation of this Town of Stratford inventory. All required fields of data collection were completed along with some optional fields included in the 234 Shakespeare Avenue, Corporate Inventory. Appendix items included in this Stratford, PEI document will help guide the creation of future inventories 902- 5 6 9 - 1995 that occur in the Town of Stratford. 902- 5 6 9 - 5000 1 2 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 Contents List of Tables and Figures .............................................................................................................................. 2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Exceutive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Establishing Operational Boundaries ............................................................................................................ 7 Corporate Inventory ................................................................................................................................. 7 Community Inventory ............................................................................................................................... 8 Quantification of Corporate GHG Emission Inventory .................................................................................. 9 Buildings and Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 10 Fleet Vehicles ......................................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined.10 Street Lights ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Water and Sewage .................................................................................................................................. 11 Waste ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Quantification of Community GHG Emission Inventory ............................................................................. 12 Residential ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Commericial & Institutional .................................................................................................................... 13 Commercial Heating: Unable to quantify ........................................................................................... 14 Industrial ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Solid Waste ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Quality Control and Quality Assurance ....................................................................................................... 16 Quality Control Measures: ...................................................................................................................... 16 Recommended Quality Assurance measures ......................................................................................... 17 Case Study Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Resources used: .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Appendix A .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Appendix B .................................................................................................................................................. 36 1 List of Tables and Figures Figure 1. Overview of Corporate GHG Emissions. ........................................................................................ 9 Figure 2. Overview of Corporate GHG Emissions. ........................................................................................ 9 Figure 3. Overview of Muncipal Streetlights in 2015 and their GHG emissions………………………………..…….11 Figure 4. Overview of Community GHG Emission Inventory…………………………………………..………………………12 Figure 5. Overview of Community GHG Emission Inventory by Source…………………………………………………..13 Figure 6. Further Breakdown of 2015 Commercial & Institutional calculated GHG emissions………………..15 Figure 7. Comparison Chart of Stratford and three other municipalities that have conducted GHG emission inventories………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 Appendix A. 2015 Corporate GHG Emission Inventory Calculations. Table A1. Summary of 2015 Corporate Energy Consumption, Expenditure, and GHG Emissions. ............ 23 Table A2. Bunbury Rink Electricity Consumption data and associated GHG emission calculations. .......... 23 Table A3. Electricity consumption, heating oil consumption and GHG emission calculations for buildings located at 57 Bunbury Road, Stratford. ...................................................................................................... 24 Table A4. Electricity consumption, heating oil consumption and GHG emission calculations for the Crossroads Community Centre. .................................................................................................................. 25 Table A5. Electricity consumption, and GHG emission calculations for the Tea Hill Park Facility. ............. 25 Table A6. Electricity consumption, and GHG emission calculations for the Ponside Park Shelter. ............ 26 Table A7. Electricity consumption, and GHG emission calculations for the Stratford Town Library. ........ 26 Table A8. Electricity consumption, and GHG emission calculations for the Soccer Field House. .............. 26 Table A9. Electricity consumption, and GHG emission calculations for the Town Hall/Gym and Common Area. ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Table A10. Summary of vehicles owned and operated by the Town of Stratford in 2015......................... 27 Table A11. Fleet consumption total and GHG emission calculations. ........................................................ 28 Table A12. GHG emission calculations relating to fire services that is provided to Stratford. ................... 29 Table A13. Summary of Staff Commuter Kilometres travelled using the World Resources Institute (2015). GHG Protocol tool for mobile combustion. Version 2.6. ............................................................................ 30 Table A14. Summary of Business Kilometres travelled using the World Resources Institute (2015). GHG Protocol tool for mobile combustion. Version 2.6. .................................................................................... 30 Table A15. T3 Public Transit Bus Transportation Calculations.................................................................... 31 Table A16. Municipal lighting that the Town of Stratford is billed for including GHG emission calculations. .................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Table A17. Electricity consumption and GHG emissions from all water services in Stratford. .................. 32 Table A18. Electricity consumption and GHG emissions from all sewage services in Stratford. ............... 33 Table A19. Heating Oil consumption and GHG emissions from the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Stratford. ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 Table A20. Municipal Solid Waste GHG emission calculations. .................................................................. 35 2 Appendix B. 2015 Community GHG Emission Inventory Calculations. Table B1. Total Energy Consumption and GHG Emissions produced by the Town of Stratford in 2015….36 Table B2. Residential Electricity Greenhouse Gas emission calculation using PCP Protocol Canadian Supplement to International Emissions Analysis Protocol………………………………………………………………………36 Table B3. Residential Heating emissions calculated using 2011 Statistics Canada Residential Home Heating information for the province of PEI……………………………………………………………………………………..……37 Table B4. Total Electricity Consumption